Great news today: HSUS and several co-defendants have paid Feld Entertainment $15.75 million for their involvement in a “frivolous,” “vexatious,” “groundless and unreasonable” case brought against Feld Entertainment and to settle the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case brought against them. (Couldn’t have happened to a nicer group of conflict fundraising organizations!)

This is what happens when conflict fundraisers play their unethical, ends-justify-the-means games against somebody who can and will fight back, rather than roll over, pay them off, and pray they go away. Let’s hope this becomes a larger trend. Congratulations to Feld Entertainment for having the guts to see this through to the end, and winning a battle for everybody who works with animals!

Arnold L. Goldman DVM, MPH

While schadenfreude is generally regarded as an unattractive emotion, it is hard to avoid in this case. Perhaps more easily understood as “what goes around, comes around”, disingenuousness is no way to pursue social change. One day perhaps, HSUS may learn that.

doridori

Circuses… chaining elephants.. caging tigers and lions.. for LIFE.. is nothing BUT cruel.